Japan’s Housing Market Remains Fragile
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Existing condominium sales in Tokyo fell by 11.2% to 26,196 units in the first three quarters of 2020 compared to the same period last year, according to The Land Institute of Japan, while sales of existing detached houses in Tokyo dropped 1.1% y-o-y to 14,619 units o
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Nov 30, 2020 4:49 AM
Existing condominium sales in Tokyo fell by 11.2% to 26,196 units in the first three quarters of 2020 compared to the same period last year, according to The Land Institute of Japan, while sales of existing detached houses in Tokyo dropped 1.1% y-o-y to 14,619 units over the same period. In the first nine months of 2020, dwelling starts in Japan fell by 10.9% to 607,639 units from the same period last year, following a 4% decline in 2019. After three quarters of contraction, the Japanese economy exited recession with a 5% q-o-q growth in Q3 2020, buoyed by a recovery in domestic demand as well as exports. In fact in an annual basis, the world’s third biggest economy expanded by 21.4% in Q3, the highest growth ever recorded and partially offsetting the record 28.8% annualized plunge in Q2. But even before the pandemic, the Japanese economy had been adversely affected by the US-China trade tension and the introduction of a consumption tax hike last year. The economy is projected to contract by about 5.3% this year, before recovering with a modest 2.3% growth in 2021, according to IMF estimates.
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